Motivating Learning |
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| Author:
| Dörnyei, Zoltán
Hadfield, Jill
Dörnyei, Zoltán |
| Series title: | Research and Resources in Language Teaching Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4082-4970-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
| Publisher: | Pearson Education, Limited
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| Imprint: | Longman |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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Motivation is a vital element in learning, and the most commonly cited explanation for success or failure in language learning. Jill Hadfield and Zoltán Dörnyei present a new theory of motivation centred around the notion of the "~Ideal Future Language Self", arguing that if students have a rich and inspiring vision of themselves as successful future language learners and users, they will be motivated to work hard to actualise the vision and become that learner. This book:
Motivation is a vital element in learning, and the most commonly cited explanation for success or failure in language learning. Jill Hadfield and Zoltán Dörnyei present a new theory of motivation centred around the notion of the "~Ideal Future Language Self", arguing that if students have a rich and inspiring vision of themselves as successful future language learners and users, they will be motivated to work hard to actualise the vision and become that learner. This book:
- integrates the latest research in language teaching with innovative classroom practice
- offers suggestions on how the various components of the theory could be structured into a teaching sequence
- includes a variety of imaginative classroom activities designed to aid both student and teacher in creating and actualising the Ideal Self through visualisation, goal setting, task identification and planning, and a selection of appropriate learning strategies
- shows how teachers can undertake motivation-related research in their own classrooms
This is an ideal guide to and activity book for the theory and practice of motivation in language learning for students and teachers alike.